Definition of xylophone
: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers
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Zion, who recently celebrated his 1st birthday, just started walking and likes to play with his toy xylophone and drums.
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Mura Masa is also fond of harps, xylophones and other metallic-sounding tones that may not have real-world equivalents but still clink precisely, then disappear, harking back to the patterns of Minimalist composers like Steve Reich.
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Onstage were four timpani, a bass drum, snare drum, side drum, a large gong, cymbals, xylophone, castanets, vibraphone, glockenspiel, woodblock, whip-crack and triangle.
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Drummer Glenn Kotche did a debut experimental performance with Eau Claire singer-songwriter (and Bon Iver drummer) S. Carey, leaning heavily on chimes, xylophone and light jazz drumming.
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Yes, that’s a cheat because there were no xylophones on site.
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In addition to the usual drums, bass and guitars, the 12-piece group has a grand piano, multiple electronic keyboards, percussion, a xylophone, harmonicas, woodwinds.
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And in other YouTube videos, similar squads of hens plunk out melodies on xylophones and keyboards.
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Perhaps the most elegant in it’s simplicity, was a slew of marbles each taking winding paths of different length before plunking down on a xylophone key.
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First Known Use of xylophone
1866
XYLOPHONE Defined for English Language Learners
xylophone
playDefinition of xylophone for English Language Learners
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: a musical instrument that has a set of wooden bars of different lengths that are hit with hammers
XYLOPHONE Defined for Kids
xylophone
playDefinition of xylophone for Students
: a musical instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars of different lengths that are struck by special mallets to produce musical notes
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See words that rhyme with xylophone Spanish Central: Translation of xylophone Nglish: Translation of xylophone for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about xylophone
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